Questions and Replies

The right of Members to put questions to Ministers is an important part of ensuring the executive authority’s accountability to the Provincial Parliament. Questions may be put to Ministers related to their spheres of responsibility. Replies to questions are either given orally in the House or in writing. The replies to oral questions are recorded in Hansard.

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According to the Procurement Disclosure Report of April 2020/21, safety masks to the value of about R39 million was awarded to TUSK CC:

(a)   What type of masks was purchased, (b) for whom were these approximately 2 570 000 masks purchased at R15,12 per unit, (c) what processes were followed to ensure that the outsourced procurement function was allowed also to be considered as a supplier for a procurement requirement of his Department, (d)(i) what has been the total spend on Tusk CC from January 2020 to date and (ii) for what purposes and (e)(i) what was the inception date of the contract, (ii) what is the current contract value and (iii) what function is the internal procurement function performing?

 7 8 October 2021 9998
  1. Whether his Department has an internal procurement function; if so, (a) how many employees are permanently employed by his Department for this function;
  1. whether a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, is affiliated to his Department; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) who are the directors or owners of this company and (c) what is the scope of its work;
  1. whether his Department has outsourced its procurement function between 2020 and 2021; if not, why not; if so, (a) what was the purpose for outsourcing the procurement function, (b) what processes did his Department go through in order to award this contract, (c) what counsel did his Department receive (i) internally from the Western Cape Government and (ii) externally before awarding this contract and (d) what advice did the Provincial Treasury provide?

 

 6 8 October 2021 9997

With reference to Metrorail’s Western Cape Security Team and the vandalism of trains and related infrastructure in the Western Cape:

(a)   What challenges does the team face, (b) what resources are required so that it can conduct its mandate efficiently, (c) how many incidents of vandalism have taken place in (i) July 2021, (ii) August 2021 and (iii) September 2021 in the province and (d) what is the rand value of this per month?

 5 8 October 2021 9996

With respect to Metrorail’s decision to cancel its train service on the Northern Line between Wellington and Kraaifontein, as well as between Kraaifontein and Cape Town:

How many passengers are expected to be affected on average per weekday because of the cancellation of the (a) T3501, (b) T3502, (c) T3504, (d) T3505 and (e) T3507, train operations;

  1. whether Metrorail has made alternative transport arrangements for the affected passengers; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (a) what essential safety equipment was stripped from the area that resulted in the cancellation of the train services, (b) how much would it cost to refurbish the area so that it would be safe for the train services to resume, (c) what is the timeline for the repairs and (d) how much revenue is Metrorail expected to lose per day for the cancelled train services as stipulated in (1)?
 4 8 October 2021 9995

  (1) (a) Which sphere of the government is responsible for the employment of community development workers and (b) what is the job                    description, as well as the criteria, included in the performance agreement of community development workers; 

  (2) whether their employer is responsible for the supervision and all the administrative costs (such as office space and travel cost) related to          their employment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

  (3) whether community development workers are assisted with a formal induction process and an accredited training programme on the               assumption of their positions; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) where can the contents of this process and programme be             accessed?

 6 25 October 2019 9994

(a) How many police stations in the province have victim-friendly rooms, (b) how many police officers have been trained to roll out the Victim Empowerment Service and (c) how do police officers register such cases?

 5 25 October 2019 9992

With reference to his Department’s Workforce Plan 2016–2021, as stated on page 186 of the Annual Report, that aimed among others to ensure the appointment of a sufficient number of qualified, young black professionals and engineers:

How many qualified, young black professionals and engineers have been appointed in his Department in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018 and (d) 2019?

 4 25 October 2019 9991
  1. Whether his Department currently has initiatives in place to assist with the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the public and private sectors; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. what were the (a) budget breakdown and (b) details of these initiatives in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001, (iii) 2002, (iv) 2003, (v) 2004, (vi) 2005, (vii) 2006, (viii) 2007, (ix) 2008 and (x) 2009;
  1. whether these initiatives are still in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

whether his Department is currently in the process of developing other initiatives or policies that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details

 3 8 October 2021 9990

With regard to the emission of greenhouse gases in the Western Cape:

(a) How many parts per million of greenhouse gases have been emitted in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018 and (iv) 2019 and (b) what are the relevant details in this regard;

(a)(i) what are the 10 sectors that contribute the most to the emission of greenhouse gases in the province and (ii) what are the relevant details of each, (b) how many parts per million of greenhouse gases have been emitted by each of these sectors for the same period as in (1)(a), (c)(i) which sectors, if any, have demonstrated a sustained increase in greenhouse emissions and (ii) what are the relevant details and (d)(i) which sectors, if any, have demonstrated a sustained decrease in greenhouse emissions and (ii) what are the relevant details?

 2 8 October 2021 9989

With reference to his Department’s Workforce Plan 2016–2021, as stated on page 186 of the Annual Report, that aimed among others to ensure the appointment of a sufficient number of qualified, young black professionals and engineers:

How many qualified, young black professionals and engineers have been appointed in his Department in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018 and (d) 2019?

 4 25 October 2019 9988

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